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"Privet is a popular garden hedge. It grows quickly and responds well to being
pruned. But in natural areas, privet is a problem.
Like 72% of weeds in Australia, privet escaped from our gardens. Now it wreaks
havoc on natural ecosystems. Across south-east Queensland and eastern New South
Wales, privet thrives along waterways and rainforest areas. It spreads rapidly
and establishes a thick canopy that crowds out native plants.
Small-leaved privet attracted much public attention in the late 1990s and was
nominated as a “weed of national significance”. Although the nomination was
unsuccessful, the damage done by privet has spurred multiple community groups
into action.
Deua Rivercare is one such group. These volunteers have been controlling
small-leaved and broad-leaved privet and other weeds along a 42 kilometre
stretch of river for 20 years. How have they gone the distance? By making it
about more than just the weeds."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
